Intel Atom N2650 vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N2650 and AMD Athlon II X4 605e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Atom N2650

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N2650

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
11.3x lower typical power consumption: 3,6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	5 January 2012 vs October 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3,6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N2650
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Name	Intel Atom N2650	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
PassMark - Single thread mark		999
PassMark - CPU mark		1966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N2650	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview-M	Propus
Launch date	5 January 2012	October 2009
Place in performance rating	not rated	2152
Series	Intel Atom
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$102
Price now		$101.80
Value for money (0-100)		7.96
Performance
64 bit support
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.73 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
Die size		169 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Transistor count		300 million
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3,6 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		AM3
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3